Jessie DeZiel | |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1993 |
Birth Place: | Crystal, Minnesota, U.S. |
Hometown: | Rogers, Minnesota, U.S. |
Residence: | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Discipline: | WAG |
Level: | College (2011-15), Level 10 (2007-11), Elite (2011) |
Natlteam: | 2011–12 (USA) |
Club: | Twin City Twisters |
Collegeteam: | Nebraska Cornhuskers (2011–2015) |
Retired: | 2015 |
Jessie DeZiel (born August 12, 1993) is an American artistic gymnast.[1] [2] [3] She currently attends University of Nebraska and was a member of their gymnastics team, from 2012 to 2015.
DeZiel is a five-time J.O. Nationals qualifier (2007–11) and is a two-time J.O. National Champion (2010–11).[4] In her final club career, in 2011, Jessie qualified to Senior International Elite and advanced to U.S. Nationals. She was named to the U.S. Senior National team and then later, was named to the USA's team to the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She won a team gold and qualified to the floor final, finishing sixth.
Jessie started at the University of Nebraska in the fall of 2011 and is graduating in 2015. She has competed at three NCAA Championships (2012–14) and is a 5-time All-American. She finished her senior career at the 2015 NCAA Gymnastics championship.
DeZiel graduated from Spectrum High School in 2011. Her sister, Brittany DeZiel, is a gymnast at UW-Stout[5]